shaimaa khalil in to 0, the west bank. shaimaa khalil in tokyo. thank— the west bank.you _ the west bank. shaimaa khalil in tokyo, thank you very _ the west bank. shaimaa khalil in tokyo, thank you very much - the west bank. shaimaa khalil in i tokyo, thank you very much indeed, watching the g7 meeting in tokyo that may also be talking about what comes next in the future of gaza if and when hamas is eliminated as israel aims. the other part of this region where there is increasing concern is northern israel and lebanon, the board there between the two countries where there has been increased cross—border fire in recent days. 16 rockets were said to have been filed against israel in recent days and israel responded militarily with heavy strikes and israel's prime minister has said that hezbollah is starting to take part in this war but they will be making the mistake of a lifetime if they did so. the deputy chief of hezbollah, the powerful shia islamist militant group in lebanon, has said there is a real risk of a wider war in the middle east. he says that's due to isra

live now to our correspondent shaimaa khalil, who's at the airport in bangkok. hello to you.to greet these once hostages in gaza?- waiting to greet these once hostages in gaza? you can feel the anticipation, _ hostages in gaza? you can feel the anticipation, you _ hostages in gaza? you can feel the anticipation, you can - hostages in gaza? you can feel the anticipation, you can feel l the anticipation, you can feel the anticipation, you can feel the emotions here in the airport in bangkok. this is the gateway 17 of the 23 freed thai hostages will emerge with the thai foreign minister, who is also the deputy prime minister. he flew to tel aviv to bring 17 of those freed hostages home. they are going to be on home soilfor the first time they are going to be on home soil for the first time after nearly two months in captivity, and of course families are waiting with bated breath, some of them we have heard from in the past few days, and they were telling us that they thought their loved ones had died in the attack. i havejust spoken to the younger sister of one of the hostages d